Western Washington University faculty and staff members packed the Performing Arts Center's Mainstage Theater for opening convocation 2009. Photo by Matthew Anderson | University Communications

Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard invites all staff and faculty members to the annual breakfast and opening convocation, set to take place on Friday, Sept. 17.

Reservations are required for the complimentary breakfast, which will be served with staggered seating from 7:30 to 8:25 a.m. in the Viking Commons.

The opening convocation, including the bestowing of awards on several faculty and staff members, will take place from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. in the Maistage Theater of the Performing Arts Center.

Breakfast reservations should be made online by Sept. 14 at http://convo10.eventbrite.com. Breakfast tickets will be sent via campus mail or held at will call. To register after Sept. 14, call Fran Maas at (360) 650-7545 or show up at the Viking Commons on the morning of the event.

Video from the event will be posted online after the event is over at http://www.wwu.edu/president/remarksarchive.shtml.